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The top of today’s reading list reports on the EU-U.S. free trade agreement (which we had never heard of before) …….. and the last article asks if smart phones will kill digital cameras. Don’t miss going to the very end of today’s post for a special political announcement.
- ‘US needs European friends right now’: expert (The Local: Sweden’s News in English) Hat tip to David Sciacero at Newsana. Why is a proposed EU-US free trade agreement such a big secret? Or is Econintersect just not in the information flow?
- Real-Time Tax Data Indicates U.S. Economy Rapidly Losing Steam (Minyi Chen, Advisor Perspectives) See GEI News article discussing this in detail.
- 10 Investment Rules To Live By (Lance Roberts, StreetTalk Live, Advisor Perspectives dshort.com) Lance Roberst contributes to Global Economic Intersection.
- Ripping Off Pensioners is Wrong (Stephanie Kelton, New Economic Perspectives) Stephanie Kelton has contributed to Global Economic Intersection. Fortunes have been made front-running pension fund transactions which, of course, is money stolen from retirees, widows and orphans.
- Charting the right financial course when going to college (KARE 11 TV, Minneapolis) Hat tip to Mary Cranston Newsana. Some bare bones advice about money for kids going away to college and their families.
- Pangea Politica (mi Laboratorio de Ideas!, 24 August 2012) Hat tip to Flowing Data.
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- Opposition to ObamaCare Considered Rational on Grounds of Equity (Lambert Strether, Naked Capitalism) Lambert Strether has contributed to Global Economic Intersection. Do not miss this one.
- Top Safety Picks 2013 (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
- Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is a welcome addition to journalism (Don Tapscott, Toronto Star) Hat tip to Tim Doyle Newsana.
“Printing yesterday’s news on dead trees is not a sustainable business model for large dailies.”
“The Washington Post and newspapers in general will benefit from Jeff Bezos’ involvement, since the status quo is untenable.”
- Are Digital Cameras a Dying Breed? (Galen Irving, The Tech Scoop) Hat tip to James Hicks at Newsana.
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- A Sunday bonus from https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRUaRCZCMAA-737.jpg Hat tip to Roger Erickson who says “the cat is out of the bag“.
